GL299 - RHCE Rapid Track Course

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This course is carefully designed to match the topics found in the Red Hat® RH299 exam prep course but also features the added benefit of an entire extra day of comprehensive lab exercises and detailed lecture material.

Students learn the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system administration skills needed to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam. This is an accelerated course meant for those students capable of absorbing information at a rapid pace or those students who only need to fill in selected gaps of knowledge because of prior Linux sys-admin experience.

Current Version: C02

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Prerequisites:

Students should have already have the RHCSA or equivalent knowledge. Courses that teach the necessary skills are the GL199 "RHCSA Rapid Track Course" or the GL124 and GL134 training tracks.

Supported Distributions:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Recommended Class Length:
5 days
Detailed Course Outline:
  1. Software Management
    1. RPM Features
    2. RPM Architecture
    3. RPM Package Files
    4. Working With RPMs
    5. Rebuilding Source RPM Packages
    6. Managing Software Dependencies
    7. Using the Yum command
    8. YUM package groups
    9. Updating the Kernel RPM
    10. Configuring Yum
    11. Yum Plugins & RHN Subscription Manager
    12. YUM Repositories
    Lab Tasks
    1. Managing Software with RPM
    2. Using Yum
    3. Creating a Custom RPM Repository
  2. Network Management
    1. IPv4 Fundamentals
    2. TCP/UDP Fundamentals
    3. Linux Network Interfaces
    4. Ethernet Hardware Tools
    5. Network Configuration with ip Command
    6. Configuring Routing Tables
    7. IP to MAC Address Mapping with ARP
    8. Starting and Stopping Interfaces
    9. NetworkManager
    10. DNS Clients
    11. DHCP Clients
    12. Network Diagnostics
    13. Multiple IP Addresses
    14. Interface Bonding
    Lab Tasks
    1. Network Discovery
    2. Basic Client Networking
    3. Multiple IP Addresses Per Network Interface
    4. Introduction to Troubleshooting Labs
    5. Troubleshooting Practice: Networking
  3. Storage Management
    1. Partitioning Disks with fdisk & gdisk
    2. Resizing a GPT Partition with gdisk
    3. Partitioning Disks with parted
    4. Non-Interactive Disk Partitioning with sfdisk
    5. Filesystem Creation
    6. Mounting Filesystems
    7. Filesystem Maintenance
    8. Troubleshooting Incorrect File Permissions
    9. Resizing Filesystems
    10. Swap
    11. iSCSI Architecture
    12. Open-iSCSI Initiator Implementation
    13. iSCSI Initiator Discovery
    14. iSCSI Initiator Node Administration
    15. Mounting iSCSI Targets at Boot
    16. iSCSI Multipathing Considerations
    17. Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS)
    Lab Tasks
    1. Creating and Managing Filesystems
    2. Hot Adding Swap
    3. iSCSI Initiator Configuration
    4. LUKS-on-disk format Encrypted Filesystem
  4. Logical Volume Management (LVM)
    1. Logical Volume Management
    2. Implementing LVM
    3. Creating Logical Volumes
    4. Activating LVM VGs
    5. Exporting and Importing a VG
    6. Examining LVM Components
    7. Changing LVM Components
    8. Advanced LVM Overview
    9. Advanced LVM: Components & Object Tags
    10. Advanced LVM: Automated Storage Tiering
    11. Advanced LVM: Thin Provisioning
    12. Advanced LVM: Striping & Mirroring
    13. Advanced LVM: RAID Volumes
    Lab Tasks
    1. Creating and Managing LVM Volumes
  5. Account Management
    1. User and Group Concepts
    2. User Administration
    3. Modifying Accounts
    4. Group Administration
    5. Password Aging
    6. SGID and Sticky Bit on Directories
    7. User Private Group Scheme
    8. File Access Control Lists
    9. Manipulating FACLs
    10. Viewing FACLs
    11. Backing Up FACLs
    Lab Tasks
    1. File and Directory Ownership and Permissions
    2. User and Group Administration
    3. User Private Groups
    4. Using Filesystem ACLs
  6. Authentication Management
    1. RHEL DS Client Configuration
    2. System Security Services Daemon (SSSD)
    3. AutoFS
    4. AutoFS Configuration
    5. Kerberos Components
    6. Kerberos Principals
    7. Authentication Process
    8. Install krb5.conf on Clients
    9. Client PAM Configuration
    10. Signing In to Kerberos
    11. Viewing Tickets
    12. Removing Tickets
    13. Passwords
    14. Changing Passwords
    15. sudo
    16. Giving Others Access
    Lab Tasks
    1. Using LDAP for Centralized User Accounts
    2. Kerberos Client Setup
    3. OpenSSH with Kerberos
  7. Boot Management
    1. System Boot Method Overview
    2. systemd System and Service Manager
    3. Modifying systemd services
    4. systemd Targets
    5. Using systemd
    6. Linux Runlevels Aliases
    7. Legacy Support for SysV init
    8. Booting Linux on PCs
    9. GRUB 2
    10. GRUB 2 Configuration
    11. Boot Parameters
    12. Initial RAM Filesystem
    13. Legacy local bootup script support
    14. Shutdown and Reboot
    Lab Tasks
    1. Managing Services With Systemd's systemctl
    2. Creating a systemd unit file
    3. Boot Process
    4. Booting directly to a bash shell
    5. Troubleshooting Practice: Boot Process
  8. Managing SELinux
    1. SELinux Security Framework
    2. SELinux Modes
    3. SELinux Commands
    4. Choosing an SELinux Policy
    5. SELinux Booleans
    6. Permissive Domains
    7. SELinux Policy Tools
    8. SELinux Troubleshooting
    9. SELinux Troubleshooting Continued
    Lab Tasks
    1. Exploring SELinux Modes
    2. SELinux File Contexts
  9. Firewall Management
    1. FirewallD
    2. Netfilter: Stateful Packet Filter Firewall
    3. Netfilter Concepts
    4. Using the iptables Command
    5. Common match_specs
    6. Extended Packet Matching Modules
    7. Connection Tracking
    Lab Tasks
    1. Securing Services with Netfilter
  10. Network Time Protocol (NTP) Service
    1. Managing Network-Wide Time
    2. Continual Time Sync with NTP
    3. Configuring NTP Clients
    4. Useful NTP Commands
    Lab Tasks
    1. NTP Client Configuration
  11. System Monitoring and Logs
    1. System Status – Memory
    2. System Status – I/O
    3. System Status – CPU
    4. Performance Trending with sar
    5. System Logging
    6. /etc/rsyslog.conf
    Lab Tasks
    1. Remote Syslog Configuration
    2. System Activity Reporter
  12. Web (HTTP/HTTPS) Service
    1. Apache Architecture
    2. Adding Modules to Apache
    3. Apache Configuration Files
    4. httpd.conf – Server Settings
    5. httpd.conf – Main Configuration
    6. TLS Using mod_ssl.so
    7. Virtual Hosting DNS Implications
    8. httpd.conf – VirtualHost Configuration
    9. Name-based Virtual Host
    10. Apache Logging
    11. Delegating Administration
    12. Directory Protection
    13. Directory Protection with AllowOverride
    14. Common Uses for .htaccess
    15. Dynamic HTTP Content
    16. Configuring CGI
    Lab Tasks
    1. Apache Architecture
    2. Apache Content
    3. Using TLS Certificates with Apache
    4. Configuring Virtual Hosts
    5. Using .htaccess Files
    6. CGI Scripts in Apache
  13. SMTP Service
    1. Postfix Features
    2. Postfix Components
    3. Postfix Configuration
    4. master.cf
    5. main.cf
    6. Postfix Map Types
    7. Postfix Pattern Matching
    8. Virtual Domains
    9. Configuration Commands
    10. Management Commands
    11. Postfix, Relaying and SMTP AUTH
    12. SMTP AUTH Server and Relay Control
    Lab Tasks
    1. Configuring Postfix
    2. Postfix Network Configuration
    3. Postfix Virtual Host Configuration
  14. Caching-Only DNS Service
    1. Naming Services
    2. The Domain Name Space
    3. Delegation and Zones
    4. Server Roles
    5. Resolving Names
    6. Resolving IP Addresses
    7. Restricting Queries
    8. Basic BIND Administration
    9. Configuring the Resolver
    10. Testing Resolution
    11. Creating a Site-Wide Cache
    12. SOA – Start of Authority
    13. A, AAAA, & PTR – Address & Pointer Records
    14. NS – Name Server
    15. TXT, CNAME, & MX – Text, Alias, & Mail Host
    Lab Tasks
    1. Caching-only DNS
  15. File Sharing with NFS
    1. File Sharing via NFS
    2. NFSv4+
    3. NFS Clients
    4. NFS Server Configuration
    5. Implementing NFSv4
    Lab Tasks
    1. NFS Server Configuration
  16. File Sharing with CIFS
    1. Samba Daemons
    2. Accessing Windows/Samba Shares from Linux
    3. Samba Utilities
    4. Samba Configuration Files
    5. The smb.conf File
    6. Mapping Users
    7. Share Authentication
    8. User-Level Access
    9. Samba Account Database
    10. User Share Restrictions
    Lab Tasks
    1. Samba Share-Level Access
    2. Samba User-Level Access
    3. Samba Group Shares
  17. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service
    1. The FTP Protocol
    2. Active Mode FTP
    3. Passive Mode FTP
    4. vsftpd
    5. Anonymous FTP with vsftpd
    Lab Tasks
    1. Configuring vsftpd
  18. Secure Shell (SSH) Service
    1. Secure Shell
    2. OpenSSH Client & Server Configuration
    3. Accessing Remote Shells
    4. Transferring Files
    5. SSH Key Management
    6. ssh-agent
    7. OpenSSH and Kerberos
    8. X Access Control
    9. Remote X Access (historical/insecure)
    10. Remote X Access (modern/secure)
    Lab Tasks
    1. Introduction to ssh and scp
    2. SSH Key-based User Authentication
    3. Using ssh-agent
    4. Kerberos Client Setup
    5. OpenSSH with Kerberos
  19. Installation, Kickstart, and Virtualization
    1. Anaconda: An Overview
    2. Anaconda: Booting the System
    3. Anaconda: Common Boot Options
    4. Anaconda: Loading Anaconda and Packages
    5. Anaconda: Storage Options
    6. Anaconda: Troubleshooting
    7. FirstBoot
    8. A Typical Install
    9. Kickstart
    10. Introducing libvirt
    11. libvirt: Basic Concepts
    12. virsh: Basics
    13. virsh: Common Tasks
    14. virt-install
    15. Virtual Machine Guest Tools & Drivers
    Lab Tasks
    1. Linux Installation
    2. Automating Installation with Kickstart
    3. Installing a Virtual Machine